Free Shipping on all orders $35 and up.

We offer standard delivery in 3 business days or less.

Please see our shipping map below for estimated times.

Estimated standard delivery time to the U.S. and Puerto Rico

Delivery time estimates do not apply to large or heavy items that require special
shipping (including most TVs), items shipped directly from the manufacturer, or
out-of-stock items. Some items that ship from the manufacturer can only be delivered
to addresses within the 48 contiguous states.

Delivery time for standard shipping to any of the 50 U.S. states or Puerto Rico is 1-3 business days. Saturday, Sunday and national holidays are not considered business days for delivery purposes.

Ask an expert advisor

No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff.

Crutchfield Rewards

By buying this product you'll earn up to 40 Rewards points.

When you sign up for a Crutchfield account, you'll be enrolled in Crutchfield Rewards. You’ll earn one point for every dollar you spend on gear from us. You can turn your points into Rewards Cards that you can use toward future purchases. You can sign up for an account now, or after you complete your purchase (you’ll get credit for the points either way).

No matter what kind of sports or exercise you're into, Polk's UltraFit 500 headphones will be right there with you. Their silicone ear tips rest gently in the outer part of your ear canals while soft, bendable ear clips keep them firmly in place, even during the most challenging maneuvers. The built-in moisture shield helps ensure they'll keep going at least as long as you do. And a high-performance driver design allows these little headphones to punch out surprisingly detailed sound, delivering the kind of performance that'll inspire you on your next workout.

Pick the cable length that's right for you
The UltraFit 500s include two tangle-resistant, Kevlar®-reinforced cables to match your listening style. A long 41" cable lets you wear your music player on your waist or in your pants pocket, while the short 14" cable makes a convenient connection to an iPod tucked into an armband holder or shirt pocket. Or, you can unplug the extension cables altogether, and hook the headphones straight into an iPod nano®, iPod shuffle®, or other MP3 player clipped to your shirt collar. The UltraFit 500s come with a soft, zippered case for storage, and a clothing clip to help keep them in place while you're on the move.

Product Highlights:

in-ear headphones designed for sports and active use

moisture-resistant construction for long-term durability

bendable SecureFit Supports help headphones stay in place during on-the-go listening

detachable 41" straight cord with angled stereo mini (3.5mm) plug

short, detachable 14" cord included for convenient connection to armband-mounted portable music players

* Agree to Terms
By checking this box you agree your review becomes the property of Crutchfield,
that you are over 18 years of age, that you own or have owned this product, and
that you are located within the United States or its territories. Please see our
Review Guidelines for more information. We reserve the right (but are not
obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner
which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days.

Best buds I've had

Written By DWid88, Johnsonville, IL on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

"Coolness Factor"

Build Quality

Comfort

Noise Reduction

Sound Quality

i love these phones. i have had them for a week now and enjoy every second i wear them. i mow 7 acres of lawns and these buds cancel out the mower. the case could be built better, though. its a hassle to try to put them in the case that comes with it. all around a five star product, though. i think i will get a second pair.

OMG! These are awesom

3 seconds into Tim McGraw song, these earbuds proved excellent. I'd been using my son's Beats at the gym, always feeling that the sound was dull. The highs cut off, clarity average on my ipod. I included these buds in my recent order, and wow, they are fantastic! Clear, clean sound, highs are clear, unreal great sound for my aging ipod.

As I hoped

Bought these to replace YurBuds. The medium size fit perfect and the ear wraps were flexible enough to improve hold. The cabling is much better built than the YurBuds of similar cost. Sound is a bit more bass-y and better but this could be because they stay in better...all I could hope for...

Not all ears are made the same

I was looking for some headphones to replace my faulty Panasonic ear buds. The sound coming from the Polk's phenomenal and the noise reduction is above par. The flexible ear hangers are great, able to fit them to match around my ears. My only complaint is that the ear buds were too large to fit inside my ear canal, even with the different size of ear tips. I don't know if Polk did a survey to find the right fit for people's ears, but if they did they failed. But, that's my only complain. I'm a designer, so I listen to music all day long while I work. From fitting the ear buds in place, then after a long day jamming to tunes while designing consumer products, they hurt obviously since the ear buds were too big for my ears. But I've been using them for over a couple of weeks now, and I believe my ears finally gave in and they don't bother me any more. Other than that, it's a great product.

These earbuds are a great buy. I bought them for my boyfriend to use at the gym. He is very particular about how his music sounds and loves these earbuds, especially because of the price. He also says that they are very comfortable. They done fall out of your ears, but they are not too tight. An added bonus, they come we a carrying pouch.

great for working out

Got these for the gym and after a couple of plays they really sound good they fit nice in the ears and don't pop out don't have to constantly adjust like other in ear headphones every thing you could want in a sport headphone sweet proof great fit and good build quality

Good sound, bad fit

Written By Jim, Charlottesville VA on Thursday, October 10, 2013

"Coolness Factor"

Build Quality

Comfort

Noise Reduction

Sound Quality

I bought these for my 14 year old daughter. The sound was very good but the fit was bad. No matter how we adjusted them we could not get them to stay. They come with three different size ear pieces but even the smallest would not stay. She also kept commenting on the "over the ear" holder. She said it was uncomfortable. Perhaps this is just made for adults but it didn't work for our needs.

Polk Audio UltraFit 500

I just could not get this headphones to fit right...they come with 3 sets of silicone ear tips (small, medium, and large). The small silicone ear tip was way too big to fit me. You need to have a huge head with a giant earhole for them to fit right. Can't really say anything about how they sound, as I couldn't even get the headphnes to stay in my ears.

Ear buds

These earbuds fit better than my Bose earbuds and cost less than half as much. The sound quality is not quite as good as the Bose but it is more than adequate for utilization when exercising. The comfort is great!

Pros:Fit and comfort is great!

Cons:Slightly deminished sound quality compared to high end products but certainly more tha adequate for exercising

Polk Audio UltraFit 500

The sound is amazing on these. The only problem is that that seem to cut in and out sometimes during my workout. I do sweat a lot and it seems as though this may contribute to the issue as it usually happens later in the workout.

Ultrafit 500's

Okay product, sound is too muddy and lacks highs. They do stay in ears as advertised, they are pretty comfortable. I am returning these as I just got the Ultrafit 3000. The sound from the Ultrafit 3000 is much better, not muddy, highs are high and lows are low, but I don't think they offer as much bass as a comparably priced Sony EX series. Over all the Ultrafit 500 is decent for the price, but I am glad I spent the extra on the Ultrafit 3000

Awesome

This is a great product. They sound pretty good for ear buds and most importantly they stay in. I am a big guy and also wear glasses. When I run I have allot of perspiration, so I must take off my glasses as I wipe off. The ear buds stay in place. The no tangle cord is awesome as well as the storage bag. I am very pleased with this product.

so much better

I bought these to replace the white buds that come with ipod. The Ultra Fits do have a much fuller sound and stay in place as advertised. I can wear sunglasses with these but they do tend to slide just a bit, but nothing to really complain about. I'm just very happy to have better sounding music.

Not good

Written By Anonymous, Fresno, CA on Sunday, February 05, 2012

I am so not a fan of these. I asked for, and was given a set as a Christmas Present, and I was so disappointed. They only sound good if you press them deep in your ear, and they won't stay there. So you have to manually hold them in for the duration of your listening. Soon as they slide out the bass all but disappears, and the treble distorts. My $20 se was better previously.

Polk audio ultra fit 500

These earphones are clear, good bass, not tinny or muffled and rival the performance of much more expensive ear buds. They stay in well once inserted but take a few moments to insert. They are also durable and come with a padded case that will fit in a pocket. These are a great buy and what one would expect from Polk Audio.

GREAT EAR PHONES

I use these ear phones with a Sony Walkman CD player when I do cardio at home, and let me tell you...I notice a big difference in the sound quality. These ear phones have a low noise output with accurate bass and crisp highs. The fit is supurb with mininal to no escape of sound. They are a great value for the price.

Pros:Low noise output. Nice punch to the bass. Contour of the earpiece provides a snug and comfortable fit.

Product Research

Features

UltraFit Series Sports Headphone: Polk Audio designed their new
UltraFit Series Sport Headphones to enhance your headphone listening experience
while enduring your most demanding workouts, comfortably. The Polk Audio
UltraFit Series Sport Headphones are engineered for comfort, performance, and
durability. You'll appreciate how they fit and stay put even through the
roughest workouts. You'll also be impressed and delighted by the dynamic sound
quality of the UltraFit Sport Headphones.

Dynamic Balance: Co-developed with the Johns Hopkins Center for
Non-Destructive testing, Dynamic Balance is a design tool that enables Polk
Audio engineers to pinpoint the elements that negatively impact driver
performance. These same engineers then carefully control materials, interfaces,
and geometries; resulting in a headphone with great sound.

Dynamic Balance Polymer Drivers: UltraFit Sport Headphones employ
dynamic drivers much like those in a Polk Audio full size speaker; they're just
a lot smaller (14.2mm). To meet Polk's predetermined performance parameters, their
engineers took the same care designing these drivers as Polk Audio large speaker
drivers; even adding a discrete crossover filter to each driver to naturalize
the high frequencies.

Ported Enclosures: UltraFit Sports Headphones are ported, since there
is the port (ear piece) you put in your ear. There are also very small channels
in the back of the driver enclosure, beneath the Polk logo. These are crucial to
tuning the driver's frequency response peaks. And that means a better sounding
pair of headphones.

Moisture Shield: The UltraFit 500 headphones employ Moisture Shield to
protect the headphones during your workout. Moisture Shield consists of a thin
scrim on UltraFit 500 driver screen. This filter material resists moisture that
could get to the driver; so the headphones can keep performing through strenuous
activity. Moisture Shield also provides an acoustic barrier to help smooth
frequency response.

SecureFit Support: SecureFit Support is a flexible ear hook that wraps
around your ear, so the earpiece stays in place. With SecureFit Support, you'll
experience a snug yet comfortable fit. Now, you can put your headphones on and
forget about them during your workout.

3 Pairs of StayFit Eartips: Properly fitted eartips help you to eliminate
extraneous noise, experience greater bass response, and enjoy better tonal
balance. Eartips that fit correctly also feel more comfortable. No two person's
ears are exactly the same, so Polk includes 3 different sizes (S/M/L) of StayFit
silicone eartips
to ensure a secure and comfortable fit for optimum audio performance.

Ultra Flexible Tangle-Free Planar Audio Cable: Standard round
headphone cables always coil up and twist; and are a constant source of
annoyance, because they get in the way of your workout. Eventually repetitive
twisting means the cable will break or pull out at the end. The UltraFit's
planar design (with oxygen-free wire for better conductivity) completely
eliminates coiling, so the headphone cables won't tangle up during a workout, or
when stored away. The planar design also eliminates micro-phonics, the tendency
of an electronic device to turn a mechanical vibration into "noise," which you
would hear, in this case, through the headphones.

StrainGuard: Sports headphones get a lot of abuse. UltraFit Sports
Headphones have been designed with this in mind. StrainGuard is a protective
system that addresses the areas where sports headphones fail most often. A
Kevlar core that houses the speaker wire provides extra tensile strength to
prevent the wire from being pulled apart at common failure points. The other
points of common failure in sports headphones are at transitional points between
cable lengths and at connection points. In the UltraFit Series, all transitional
connections are computer designed to strengthen the points where they fail most.

3 Cable Lengths: UltraFit Series headphones come with three cable length
options, so you can wear your music device the way that works best for you. The
attached 14" headphone cable lets you clip your portable music player to your
shirt collar (with included shirt-clip), an included 41" headphone extension cable enables you to wear
your music player on your waist or pants pocket, while the supplied 14"
headphone extension cable lets you wear your iPod nano, iPod shuffle, or other
MP3 players on a t-shirt sleeve.

3.5mm Connector: All UltraFit Sports Headphones employ a gold-plated 3.5mm connector that
has been designed to fit through the opening on most portable audio player cases.

Moisture Resistant Soft Case: The UltraFit Sports Headphones include a
moisture resistant soft case for storage, transport, and protection of the
headphones and its included accessories (extension cables, ear-tips, shirt
clip).

Our Product Research Team

At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to
find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research
team. They verify what’s in the box, check the owner's manual, and record
dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies
to help people make informed choices.

UltraFit fit fine

Don't let the unusual shape throw you. The soft silicone bracing helps keep the earpiece in place just outside your ear canal. If you don't like in-ear headphones, this is a good alternative to bulkier on-ear models.
The UltraFits sound pretty good for sport headphones. The bass is nice and punchy, and my rock and hip-hop tracks really hit home (especially at louder volumes).
And that tangle-free cord claim isn't just talk. I've fished these out of my jacket pocket and the cord just unfolds -- no knots!